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                           television/TV  noun [ uncountable and countable ] the piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box on which you can watch programmes, or the programmes that are broadcast using this. In everyday English, people usually say TV:  • Sometimes I don’t feel like doing anything except watching television. • A lot of people use the Internet for watching TV. • Can you turn on the television? • the TV Guide in the newspaper • There's nothing good on the TV. • Our TV set (= television ) isn't working properly.  the box/the telly  British English ( also the tube American English ) noun [ singular ] informal a television, or the programmes that are broadcast on television:  • Can you turn the telly down a bit? • What’s on the box tonight? • There's nothing good on the tube.  satellite television  ( also satellite TV ) noun [ uncountable ] television programmes that are broadcast using satellites in space, and which you need a special piece of equipment to be able to watch:  • Do you have satellite TV at home? • You can watch the game on satellite television. • a satellite dish (= the round thing that you put on your roof or the wall of your house in order to receive satellite television signals )  terrestrial television  television that is not broadcast by satellite or cable:  • The company has secured the rights to broadcast the Championship on terrestrial television.  cable television  ( also cable TV , cable ) noun [ uncountable ] television programmes that are broadcast by cable (= tubes containing wires that carry television pictures ):  • The program was first shown on cable.  digital television  ( also digital TV , digital ) noun [ uncountable ] programmes that are broadcast using digital signals, with more choice and better quality pictures than ordinary television:  • The switchover to digital TV will take place between 2010 and 2012.  widescreen television  ( also widescreen TV ) noun [ countable ] a television that is much wider than it is high, and wider than an ordinary television. Widescreen televisions are used for programmes that are broadcast using digital signals:  • There was a massive widescreen TV in the living room. • Widescreen TV is good for watching films.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           television verbs  watch television  • Mum was in the lounge watching television.  see/watch something on television  • She saw the race on television.  turn/switch the television on/off  • I switched off the television and went to bed.  turn the television up/down  (= make it louder or quieter ) • Rory had turned the television up so loud that the people next door complained.  television + NOUN  a television show/programme  • Her favourite television programme was just starting.  a television series  (= a set of programmes with the same characters or subject, broadcast every day or every week ) • He starred in the popular television series, ‘Friends’.  a television film/movie  (= a film that has been made to be shown on television, not in a cinema ) • Ford appeared in several television movies.  a television documentary  • a television documentary about an important public issue  the television news  • There was nothing about it on the television news.  a television screen  • Bella’s eyes were fixed on the television screen.  a television presenter  British English  • a well-known television presenter  a television reporter/journalist  • Grant was interviewed by a BBC television journalist.  a television producer  • a BBC television producer  a television director  • He’s a very successful television director.  a television (film) crew  • A television crew were allowed to film the meeting.  a television actor/actress  • Peebles is best known as a television actor.  ADJECTIVES/NOUN + television  live television  • The accident was shown on live television.  national television  • The President went on national television to appeal for calm.  satellite/cable television  • They have a dish for satellite television.  digital television  • the switchover to digital television  terrestrial television  British English (= television that is not broadcast using a satellite or cable ) • Many of these matches are not available on terrestrial television.  high definition/HD television  • high definition television channels  a widescreen television  • Widescreen televisions are getting more popular, especially in home cinema systems.  a plasma/LCD television  • Each hotel room has a minibar and plasma television.  a flat screen television  • a buyer’s guide to the latest flat screen televisions  a colour television  • a 32 inch colour television  a black-and-white television  • They had an old black and white television in the garage.  COMMON ERRORS  >>>  Do not say ' see/watch something in television '. Say see/watch something on television . 
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                             noun ADJ.  cable, closed-circuit, digital, high-definition, satellite, terrestrial | commercial, state | local, national | live Millions watched the events on live television. | black-and-white, colour | portable VERB + TELEVISION  watch The children watched television for most of the evening. TELEVISION + VERB  broadcast sth, screen sth The state television screened pictures of the trial. TELEVISION + NOUN  chat show, comedy, documentary, drama, film, news, programme, series, show | debate, interview | advert/advertisement, commercial | audience, viewer | personality, presenter | actor, director | character | cameraman, crew | journalist | appearance She recalled her first television appearance forty years ago. | career | coverage, exposure The Olympics receive extensive television coverage. | adaptation a television adaptation of the popular novel | camera | aerial | channel, network, station | licence | business, company, industry, service | monitor, receiver, set | screen | aerial PREP.  in ~ She works in television. | in front of the ~ He spends hours in front of the television every night. | on ~ We were watching the news on television.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        Oxford Collocations Dictionary